Note 9 at Gal. 6:7: Anyone who does not believe and practice this spiritual law of sowing and reaping is deceived. It is an absolute law that works, whether or not we believe it. Those who agree with it and sow to the Spirit reap life everlasting. Those who sow to their carnal desires reap corruption.

Note 10 at Gal. 6:7: The word "mock" in Greek literally means "to turn up the nose at or sneer" (Thayer). The New American Heritage Dictionary defines "mock" as "to treat with scorn or contempt" (see ref. c at this verse).

In context, Paul is speaking about supporting ministers (see note 8 at v. 6, above). Those who fail to follow the instructions of the Lord about giving back financially to those who instruct them in the Word of God are mocking God. He will not allow that. There is a spiritual law that everyone reaps what he sows (see note 11 at this verse, below). Those who fail to sow finances into the gospel will fail to reap finances in their personal life. Those who give liberally will receive liberally (see note 2 at 2 Cor. 9:6, p. 1025).

This truth not only applies to those who support ministers, but it applies to the ministers too. Those who give of their time and effort to share the Word of God with others will reap a financial harvest from their ministry (see note 1 at 1 Cor. 9:7, p. 904).

Note 11 at Gal. 6:7: This is one of the spiritual laws of God that controls our lives (see note 12 at Rom. 3:27, p. 760). It does not have to be believed to work. Those who fail to believe this law and conduct their life against God's instructions reap the negative harvest of corruption. Those who submit to this law through compliance reap the positive harvest of life everlasting (v. 8).

Just as surely as there is the natural law that you reap exactly what you sow and you reap only what you sow, so it is in the spiritual realm. We would think a person a fool who was complaining that he didn't have any crop to harvest if he had never sown any seed. But in the spiritual world, people complain all the time about not receiving from God when they have sown no seed. We have to sow to reap.

In context, Paul is speaking of sowing money into ministers' lives (see note 8 at v. 6, above). Those who don't give financially to the work of the gospel will not have God's financial blessing in their personal lives. On the other hand, those who do give to the work of the Lord will have an abundant harvest of finances.

However, this law of sowing and reaping applies to much more than just finances. Those who want friends must be friends (Prov. 18:24). If we want life and peace, we must think on the things that produce life and peace (God's Word-Rom. 8:6; Isa. 26:3). Whatever we need can be acquired through giving those same things to others.

It's also important to remember that just as natural seed doesn't produce overnight, spiritual seeds take time to produce after their own kind. We shouldn't wait until we are in need to start sowing seeds. We have to do that in advance because there is a period of time between seedtime and harvest.